It means that if, say, every one of our forum users gets two or three friends to buy the game as well, then despite the original release being unvoiced, the voices will be added back in for everybody, but it all depends on YOU. So, in short, what does this mean for you, the fan?
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As such, we negotiated terms with Nexton and reached an agreement: if over 2,000 copies are sold, a patch will be released and the voices WILL be added back in. We at MangaGamer discussed this issue with Nexton at great length, and Nexton agreed with us that they would like to be able to release the game with voices as well if it’s at all possible. We realize what a shame this is, and as a show of apology we will be lowering the price of the game from our originally intended 44.95Euro to around 39.95Euro. As such, our release of Koihime will initially be sold without the voices, and likewise, the demo unvoiced as well. Being a partner of our company, Nexton looked at our current sales and made the decision that the cost of the voices was unfortunately too much for them given the prospects. With its large array of around 25 different fully voiced characters, many of which are top-tier voice actors in the Japanese visual novel and anime industries including Norio Wakamoto (his role shown above), Takehito Koyasu, Midorikawa Hikaru, Motoyama Mina (role shown below), Aoyama Yukari, Hokuto Minami, Maki Izumi, Kazane, and far more (almost all, if not every voice actor for the game went on to play their respect role in the anime, though under a different name) – the costs involved in licensing the voices is great indeed. However, this means that they are also shouldering the majority of the costs associated with the release, a key one being voices. As such, a majority of the money earned by this game will be going directly back to them, the creators themselves. Our localization of Koihime Musou has been largely funded by Nexton, the company to which BaseSon themselves belong. While it pains me to do so, it’s not entirely bad, so please hear me out until the end. With the Koihime demo due to come out this weekend, I have an unfortunate announcement to make.